[palmer]

So two carrier task forces deployed at any given time means one off the East Coast and one off the West Coast, right?

There's no reason to do that since we have air bases, coast guard, etc. We also keep air bases around the world. The carriers need to be out where they can respond in minutes to an attack on one of our allies.

[Pan_Yan]

The carriers need to be out where they can respond in minutes to an attack on one of our allies.

Which allies? What allies? Japan? Taiwan? NATO? Turkey? Israel? Who are we protecting them from? How much are they compensating us for the billions we spend defending them? Would they go to war for us?